Cova del Cingle

A cave with no speleological interest in Vandellós, closed by a 1 metre high dry stone wall that was used as a livestock pen.

Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant • Baix Camp 18m

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Cova del Cingle

A cave with no speleological interest in Vandellós, closed by a 1 metre high dry stone wall that was used as a livestock pen.

Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant · Baix Camp

Length: 18 m

Updated record

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A cave with no speleological interest in Vandellós, closed by a 1 metre high dry stone wall that was used as a livestock pen.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant
Region: Baix Camp
Unit: Muntanyes de Vandellós - Tivissa
Length: 18 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: May 11, 2017

Location

From Vandellòs one must head towards the small village of Castelló, reached by a dirt track of about 7 km, suitable for vehicles; it can also be reached more easily from Masboquera, where from kilometre 7.5 of the C-44 road a track leads there.

Once in Castelló one must go towards the upper part of the village and follow the path that climbs with the signs for the font and the rentador del Beltran or de Castelló; in about 10 minutes of walking we reach the turn-off for the rentador, which is left on the left, we continue upwards following the signs for the graus de Vandellós and, on arriving in front of the rock wall of the cingle, one must go about 50 metres to the left where we find the cavity; in total we have been about 40 minutes.

Entrances

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Cova del Cingle
Elevation: 580 m
41.004533, 0.837336
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 318123 4541513
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Topographic

Cova del Cingle - Topography, Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, Baix Camp

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Photos

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Description

Morphology

Despite the place name of cova, it is a rock shelter closed by a 1 metre high dry stone wall.

Other details

The dry stone wall was used as a livestock pen, which must not have been used for quite some time, since the ground is clean, without the usual presence of xerri.

History

Known since time immemorial.

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Bibliography

Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat extretes del blog: cavitatsdecatalunya.blogspot (de Jordi de Valles). Apunt del 10-3-2017. Dades fitxa: Gener Aymamí